Tag: wisconsin
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Four candidates are running for two seats on the Wrightstown School Board in Wisconsin
Four candidates are running in the general election for two seats on the seven-member Wrightstown Community School District Board of Education in Wisconsin on April 1, 2025. Incumbents Melinda Lemke and Jeff Nelson and challengers Amber Cox and Jonathan Curtis are running. Lemke and Curtis are running a joint campaign for the two seats up…
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Three candidates are running in the general election for Wisconsin's Superintendent of Public Instruction
Incumbent Jill Underly, Brittany Kinser, and Adrianne Melby are running in the general election for Wisconsin's superintendent of public instruction on April 1, 2025. Underly was first elected in 2021, defeating Deborah Kerr 57.6% to 42.3%. Underly is campaigning on requesting more funding for state schools from the state legislature and says, "Our state has…
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Wisconsin voters have decided on 257 ballot measures since statehood
Ballotpedia completed an inventory of all Wisconsin ballot measures since 1846, when voters decided on a ballot measure to form a state government. Wisconsin decided on 257 ballot measures between 1846 and 2024. Of these, 184 measures (71.6%) were approved, while 73 (28.4%) were defeated. Only the Wisconsin State Legislature can place a ballot measure…
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Three candidates are running in the nonpartisan election for Wisconsin's Superintendent of Public Instruction
Incumbent Jill Underly, Brittany Kinser, and Jeff Wright are running in the nonpartisan primary for Wisconsin's superintendent of public instruction on Feb. 18, 2025. The top two finishers will then run in a general election on April 1, 2025. PBS Wisconsin's Steven Potter wrote, "Although the position is described as non-partisan, the job of running…
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Update on 2025 and 2026 ballot measure certifications: Wisconsin certifies Voter ID Amendment for April 1
The number of certified ballot measures for 2025 and 2026 is trending above the average as of Jan. 21, 2025. For 2025, six statewide ballot measures have been certified in three states—Louisiana, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Six is three measures more than the average of three for this point in an odd-numbered-year election cycle since 2010.…
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Partisan control of Wisconsin Supreme Court at stake in 2025
Susan Crawford and Brad Schimel are running for a 10-year term on the Wisconsin Supreme Court on April 1, 2025. Incumbent Justice Ann Walsh Bradley, one of the court’s liberal members, is retiring. The filing deadline was Jan. 7, 2025. The primary scheduled for February 18, 2025, was canceled after only two candidates filed to…
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Wisconsin voters to decide on adding voter photo ID requirement to state constitution on April 1
Wisconsin voters will decide on a constitutional amendment on April 1 to require photo identification to vote. A photo ID is already required by state law. The state legislature took the final vote on Jan. 14 to send the amendment to voters. Currently, 35 states require voters to present identification in order to vote at…
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73% of elections in Wisconsin are uncontested
Of 410 regular elections in Wisconsin—299 (73%) are uncontested. An uncontested election is one where the number of candidates on the ballot is less than or equal to the number of seats up for election. Of the 26 states where Ballotpedia is covering every election on Nov. 5, Wisconsin has the fifth highest rate of…
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Eight presidential tickets will appear on the ballot in Wisconsin this November
Wisconsin’s Nov. 5, 2024, general election ballot will feature eight presidential candidates and their running mates. They are: Claudia De La Cruz is the Party for Socialism and Liberation’s presidential nominee, but will appear on Wisconsin’s ballot as an independent. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. withdrew from the presidential election in August, but will still appear…
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Wisconsin to hold state legislative elections for the first time since redistricting
The general election for the Wisconsin Senate will take place on Nov. 5, 2024. Sixteen out of 33 Senate seats are up for election, including eight districts with Republican incumbents running, four districts with Democratic incumbents running, and four open districts. Republicans hold a 22-10 majority, with one vacancy. Democrats would need to gain seven…